What influences consumer's food purchase in Slovenia

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 27-32

  Pogačnik, Marijan ^a   Žnidarčič, Dragan ^b  

^a Biotechnical Centre Naklo   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Consumer decision; Foodstuffs; Marketing; Questionnaire; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLOVENIA;

EID: 80555126050     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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